Carrying a secret in my heart- : children of the victims of the reprisals after the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 : an oral history / by Zsuzsanna Kőrösi and Adrienne Molnár.

Titokkal a lelkemben éltem. English

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, [2003], ©2003.

195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"Translated by Rachel Hideg and János Hideg"--T.p. verso.

The Revolution -- "Uncertainty was part of our everyday life" -- "My father became increasingly important" -- "Get dressed, you're coming with us!" -- A new world -- "My mother left no stone unturned" -- "Life became extremely difficult" -- "It was good that we could say goodbye" -- "There was dad, in prison clothes" -- Communication within the family -- "At home we talked openly" -- "If something becomes a taboo it is gradually buried" -- "Why did she keep it a secret?" -- "I didn't dare open up" -- Stigmatisation -- "Our family was different" -- "The repression was so strong" -- Society and the family -- "We had to stand our ground" -- "The world was divided into the good and the bad" -- The pressure of duality -- "In my case it was pride" -- "I began to be confused" -- Together again -- "When will he come back?" -- "It was hard for dad to get used to everyday life" -- The turnaround -- "I yearned all my life to find him one day" -- "... I felt an unbelievable sense of justice" -- "At last I could visit my father's grave" -- "There is no compensation for so much suffering" -- The legacy -- "It was a hard lesson" -- "They weren't afraid to make sacrifices" -- "I have no desire for revenge" -- "The memory must live on" -- "It is a very important legacy".

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-195).

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